So what did I make?
Well the DT were lucky to be given a sponsors image to work with and I
chose to use Doctor Autry available here.

In my quest to bother you all with Hopeless Hand drawings I
had the idea of adding a doctor’s bag, thermometer and bandage. Thankfully I
found a handbag stamp that I added a red cross to and a cocktail olive die (that
came with a cocktail glass) from Tonic to make the thermometer (It’s not a
lollipop ‘case you’re wondering!). My Hopeless Hand drawings were limited to a
bandage banner with safety pin instead! Huge sigh of relief!

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Hello, it is showcase day at MilkCoffee and the theme this time is Ribbon &
Lace!

I chose to use one of the new images called Lisbeth
Plays with Sailboat Toys and she is available here.

Now my crazy ideas of late keep coming thick and fast and as
soon as I saw Lisbeth splashing around in the sea I thought I would have to put
her in a scene. And of course it would be a beach sea with lace for the sand.
Obvious really!!??!!

Now I have had a large piece of lace in my possession for
well over 20 years. And it was, believe
it or not, sold to me on my doorstep by a traveller lady who proceeded to read my
palm. I kid you not!! (I won’t tell you what she said. Suffice it to say her
predictions were very promising and highly unlikely!!) Anyway I never thought I
would have any use for it until it actually fell out of the cupboard while I
was looking for something else. So it became a beach. Bet she couldn’t have
predicted that future!!

Ingredients:

Stamps: MilkCoffee
digi ‘Lisbeth Plays with Sailboat Toys’ –
Sunhat and sunglasses from DoCrafts (very, very old but very, very useful)

Check out all the amazing designs by my teamies hereand visit the MilkCoffeeshop to see all the super cute images they
have. And don’t forget to join in the
current challenge on the challenge blog
which is More
than One Flower.

Monday, 17 March 2014

Hello, how’s things?! Hope all the UK bods have been able to
enjoy this nice dry weather we are having right now. Long may it reign (please note spelling of
reign!!)!

Today we begin a brand new challenge over at the Cutie PieChallenge Blog and our theme this fortnight is ACuteOne for Mum! Well, I have to make four for my mum. Not that she’s greedy or anything it’s just
one for myself and one each for my three brothers! They are not likely to make
their own ………… (Sorry, just giggling at the thought of that!)

where one lucky sausage
will win £10 to spend in their fabby online store. Double wow!

Now if that’s not a
massive incentive to join in I don’t know what is!

So, being on the ball this year I have already made all my Mother’s
Day cards! (Get me!) Therefore I had a chance to do one JFF. Which is a good job as the Bugaboo image I
chose to use, called Girl and Flowers
available here, is quite funky and my amazing mother may be
many gloriously wonderful things, but funky isn’t one of them!

To fully embrace the funky theme I plumped for a non-trad
hair colour! And as purple is my fav colour that was the way I went using my Promarkers
on super smooth card.

So there you go a potty plethora of perfect
purpleliciousness! (Hmmmmmmm!) JJ

Pop over to the Cutie Pies blog to see the inspirational makes created by my
teamies and join in with our fab challenge.
But please, please, please make it cute. The awwwwww-factor is
definitely a requirement.

Friday, 7 March 2014

Note: This post did appear briefly
last Friday but unfortunately due to technical difficulties the challenge could
not go live until today. Technology! Don’t you just love it!! L

So I’m here today (finally) with my DT card for the new
challenge starting over on the Chocolate, Coffee and Cards blog and our theme this time is a gorgeous Colour
Inspiration. Not too tough for
me as this is my favourite colour palette. I am a bit of a purple girl it has
to be said.

We are sponsored this time by the amazing A DayFor Daises who have the most remarkable, ethereal images you could possibly imagine which you can check out here.

Each of the DT was blessed to be able to choose their own image to work with and after quite a while I managed to whittle it down to around 20! However I finally chose to use Braid in my Hair

available here. I think she is simply stunning! I hope I have been able to do her justice.

The photo seems to make the purples look a bit blue I'm afraid!

I printed my image onto super smooth card, coloured with Promarkers, and then cut her out using Spellbinders 5x7 Elegant Labels 4. I added a liberal sprinkling of lilac Frantage and cut some small flowers and foliage with dies from Tattered Lace. I tied an organza ribbon bow and added some flat backed pearls from my stash.

Please come and join us over at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards here it is a fab challenge. And while you’re
there you won’t fail to be inspired by all the awesome cards created by my team
mates!

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Hi! Hope this finds
you well and happy! Loving this spring like weather we are enjoying in my part
of the UK. So nice to see the sun shine!

Well here I am with my DT post for the MilkCoffee Showcase and the showcase theme today is Stitching:
Real or Faux.

Now I always admire stitching on cards and marvel at those
who do it. Last year I won a sewing
machine through Creativity magazine and the poor thing has never seen the light
of day! Well I thought I would change
that and branch out into unknown territory. However, as I was unable to find the power
cable or the pedal (put
somewhere safe of course) that put pay to that! Saved in the final hour some might say. I couldn't possibly comment!

So here is my creation for the showcase and it is rather a
crazy affair I have to say. The fabulous image is Tiffany in Wonderland and
I went all ‘Lewis Carroll’ on the poor girl!

The papers are Antique
Library from Wild Rose Studio
which I got from My Mum’s Craft Shophere and the clock die is by Tattered Lace. I
love this die it is so quirky (bit like me) and I felt the need to draw a
crackle effect on the face for an aged look.

I was going to incorporate a ‘Drink Me’ bottle into the
design but plumped for a cup and teapot instead, well I had some stamps that
were suitable! I also wanted a Mad
Hatter top hat on there somewhere too (I just want everything) but as I lucked out with that one I had to draw my own.
This may explain why it’s a bit wonky.
All the images are coloured with my fab Spectrum Noir pencils which I am
loving!

The playing cards are from a Christmas cracker (yes, really)
and the hearts were cut using a Papermania Palm Punch.

So to the actual theme of the showcase; I used hand
stitching down the spine of my ‘book’ and faux doodle stitching around the
paper edges. See, I managed to get it in
there somewhere!

Check out all the amazing creations by the showcase team hereand visit the MilkCoffee shop to see all the gorgeous images available. And don’t forget to join in the current
challenge on the challenge blog which is Emboss It! Wet or Dry!

Monday, 3 March 2014

Hey, hope all is well with you and yours. Well personally I am feeling a little vintage
today. Why you ask? Well yesterday I was officially one year away from half a
century on this planet. Half a century! Shouldn’t I get a letter from the Queen
or something? Do you think she will make
me a card? Hmmmmmmmmm. Perhaps not.

Any road up, today, apart from the rapid onset of old age, I
would like to share my DT card for the CutiePie challenge this fortnight and our theme is: Pearls & Swirls! Yummy!

We are sponsored by

And one lucky winner
will win a $10 gift voucher to spend on their gorgeous and adorable digis in
their online store

I chose to use a Bildmalarna stamp this time called Little
Winged Friends Together which I bought from TheStamp Basket. I coloured her with Spectrum Noirs and
paper-pieced her dress (although that’s not particularly obvious).

The base card is Centura Pearl, cut using Spellbinders Grand
Labels One, coloured with PanPastels then embossed. And the swirls are from
Tonic and the butterflies are cut using an X-Cut punch.

I added liquid pearls all over the place and sat a metal
butterfly charm on top of my Silky Crush bow.
The sentiment is from Kanban.

So there you are. Please scoot over to the Cutie Pie blog check out all the DT loveliness and join in with all the pearly swirly fun, oh
and don’t forget to make it cute!!

Saturday, 1 March 2014

As it is the first day of the month I am here to show my DT creation
for the March Ladybug Crafts challenge, and the theme this time is Anything
Goes. Everyone’s favourite!

As it was my mum’s birthday this week I thought I would
decorate a gift bag for her.

The paper is from an old Kanban kit, and the image is the
uber gorgeous Rosie by Mi Ran available hereMi Ran has some amazing designs in her shop and you must check them out! I coloured Rosie with Spectrum Noir markers and
pencils and cut her out using Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, cutting
another in black to mat behind.

To match the netting on her hat I coloured some Spider Web
with black StazOn, added feathers and black pearl topped hat pins and some
roses made from Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms.

The tag is made using a Kanban sentiment and more of the
paper. The ribbon was some I cut out of a black cardigan. You know the ones
that are supposed to help keep the item on the hanger but ends up creeping out
to be on display for all the world to see. Needless to say it got the chop!
Better on a project I thought.

So now it’s your turn, and we all love Anything Goes! Scoot over to the Ladybug Crafts challenge to join in and check out the amazing DT inspiration.